Hello! Im back with an update on this fic!
Okay so far, the wedding is over, shraman had their intimate moments and they're back in town.
Update:
Pushkar arrived at the airport to pick them up. He waited at the arrivals until he saw a couple of their friends come out of the gateways. There was no sign of shravan and sumo. He started to pull out his phone and call him when he saw them. His arm wound around her neck lazily as they chatted. His hair looked ruffled but there was a boyish grin on his face. Sumo looked different too.
"Bhaiya! Sumo!" Pushkar called out and they turned to look at him. They said their hellos and walked to the car. Shravan was carrying both their bags in one hand so pushkar offered to carry one. Shravan gave him his bag and held on to her's. Pushkar noticed that they had shifted apart, his arm was not around her neck anymore but he still loomed over her.
They sat in the car and sumo was in the back with the brothers in the front.
Pushkar: toh kaisi rahi shaadi?
Shravan: achhi thi...it was quite fun actually!
Pushkar: are you serious? Aapko shaadi mei maza aaya? Angry young man shravan malhotra ko?!
Shravan: shut up chhote! Friend saath ho toh kis cheez mei maza nahi aata? Hai na sumo?
Sumo: ofcourse! Mujhe bhi bohot maza aaya! Friends ki baat hi kuch alag hoti hai!
Pushkar couldn't believe it. These two were still stuck playing friend friend? He eyes shravan annoyingly.
They reached tiwari killa and sumo got out. Shravan helped her get her bag out. They walked halfway to the door and stopped. She looked at him expectantly. She didnt want it to be over. He looked at her with his eyebrows raised and expression changing like he wanted to say something. A lot had changed between them in the past 5 days. Suddenly staying apart didnt seem that flowery.
Shra: sumo mai...ye kehraha tha ki..
Sumo: i had a lot of fun. Kabhi nahi bhoolungi mai ye 5 din.
Shra: you better not! Mai tumhe bhoolne bhi nahi doonga!
Sumo: ab tum chalejaoge...
Shra: aur tum yahan hogi aur mai wahan...oh god! so filmy! They chuckle
Sumo: i really want to hug you right now.
Shra: me too!
Sumo: par gaadhi mei pushkar hai aur koi bhi kabhi bhi bahar aasakta hai...
Shra: coast abhi ke liye clear hai!
He says this and bends down to wrap his arms around her tightly and she reciprocates.
Pushkar sits in the car, wide eyed, looking at the two of them embracing tightly and swaying. Anyone could walk out of tiwari killa any moment! What guts!
Shravan let go of the hug and sighed. Sumo looked at him, their arms still losely around each other. She smiles and asks "coast abhi bhi clear hai?" He says "haan par--", she stands on her tiptoes and pulls him down by his the collar of his tshirt to plant her lips firmly on his. His hands cupped her face. They quickly broke the kiss and he said "par pushkar gaadhi mei hai..." he completes. "Bhaadh mei gaya pushkar" she whispers. And moves away from him. She grabs her bag and bids him goodbye before heading into the house. Shravan looked at her retreating form smiling, hands stuffed in his pockets. To stop them from flailing around. He smilingly walks and sits back into the car.
Pushkar who was shocked beyond apprehension, looked at his brother as he sat in the car. They just kissed in front of her house. Khule aam! But they kissed! Which meant something happened! Taraqqiii...
There is silence in the car and shravan asks pushkar " kiska wait kar rahha hai? Chal!"
Pushkar looked at shravan, wide eyed.
Pushkar: are you serious right now?! Are we not going to talk about what just happened?!
Shravan knew exactly what he wanted to hear. He smiled and looked over at pushkar sith a smirk.
Shravan: chhote! Start the car!
Pushkar: bhaiya! Pehle batao! Kya hua wahan par? Aapne sumo ko batadiya apne feelings ke baare mei?
Shravan thinks. Did he actually utter them out loud?
Shravan: shayad...pata nahi...
Pushkar: kaise pata nahi?! Ye kaisa jawab hua? Did you say the words or not?
Shra: arre yaar har cheez kehne ke liye words ki zarurat nahi hoti! I may have told her or not.
Pushkar starts the car in annoyance.
Pushkar: Aap bhi na...kabhi seedha jawab do hi mat! Kitna mushkil hai kehna "i love you sumo" ? Baara sal se practice ki hui hai..ab tak nai bol paa rahe! Toh woh kiss kya tha phir?
Shravan thinks them replies with a smile: it was flirting with boundaries.
He chuckles.
Pushkar shakes his head in dismissal.
Shravan just stays mum. Ohgod. Pushkar can not find out what happened or he would go batshit on them, he thought.
They go back to their busy lives. Sumo gets a big order for 500 tiffins from a big multinational and she's over the moon about it. The first person she had called up and told was him. And he was in office with a client and had picked up her call to tell her he was busy but he heard her crying so he urged her to go on. The clients had eyes him comtemplatively but he apologized and resumed his work with a new found joy.
Work had been tough for shravan too. There was a foray of new cases coming up and taking over the mantle from.his father was tougher that it seemed. Even though him and pushkar were sharing it equally. He stayed at work till late in the night and would get so tired, he would nod off in his work clothes.
It had been more than a couple of weeks that they hadnt met or even spoken that much. Both of them were so engrossed in their schedules with no possible out. It was like something tried to keep them away. So, when one of his clients wanted to postpone a meeting, shravan readily agreed and was already half on his way out of the office. It was around 5 and he knew she would be at PCT at this time.
It was difficult than they thought. Staying away from each other knowing what they felt for each other was not just a dream or fantasy anymore. They were constantly thinking about the times they spent in jaipur. The dance, the conversations in the park, the kisses. The feel of his strong hands on her skin, the fit of her slender frame against his.
Sumo was happy that she got such a big order but it increased her workload so.much, she barely had time to breathe. She was still bent over a big wok, preparing stuff for the tiffins for the next day.
Shravan parked his car and hurriedly walked towards the entrance of the building. He stood by the door and looked around, finding her bent over a big wok, shuffling food in it with a big spoon.
"Sumo!" He said relievingly with a smile. She turned around the moment the sound of his voice hit her ears and she looked towards the source of it. She let out a big sigh of relief as she abandoned the wok and spoon and ran towards the man heading towards her and they met in the middle as she threw her arms around him and he lifted her with his arms encircling her waist. They laughed and sighed in relief as he put her down after spinning her.
"Oh no! Meri sabzi!" She said as she sprung out of his arms and ran to turn the stove off and take the wok off it.
Shravan: toh miss tiwari...naya order...naya menu...kya baat haiii...
He said dramatically. She turned around with a smile and said : hai na? Im so excited!!
And she started clapping and jumping, pulling him with her to dance to.imaginary music and he went along with it.
Shravan: sumo, aur dance nahi karsakta mai...bhook lagi hai!
Sumo stopped looking at him, eyebrows pulled together in annoyance.
Sumo: bhukkadh...
She grabs food in a plate and serves it to him.
He offers her some but she refuses. She loves how he eats the food she makes. Like the same old shravan. He finishes eating and they sit and talk. Just catch up on what they've been doing. It is a testament to the fact that they will always be the same shravan and sumo. Best friends first then everything else.
They sit on the floor against the kitchen counter, hands entwined, fingers unconciously pkaying with each other. He felt so goo just be around her again. And she felt her worries fade away as she leaned into his shoulder.
Shravan: tum ghar kab jaa rahi ho?
Sumo: jab tum jaoge..
Shravan: chalo mai tumhe drop kardeta hoon...nanaji se bhi mile bohot time hogaya hai...
Sumo: theek hai...chalo...
She stands up and pulls him up. She begins to walk towards the counter to get her stuff when he pulls her by her hand. She stops midway.
Shravan: itni kya jaldi hai??
He slowly pulls her towards him and she smilingly obliges. She snakes her arms around his neck as he holds her frame to him. He bends lower and she rises to meet him. Their lips touch and it makes both of them moan and groan in satisfaction. The kiss is tender and loving but full of passion. She is backed up against a kitchen counter so he picks her up and seats her on it so they're pretty much face level. His fingers play with her waist, tickling, making her squirm and laugh against his lips. The voice of her laughter fills his heart. He hadnt realized how much he had missed it. A warmth overcomes him as he breaks the kiss and burries his face in her shoulder, hugging her tight. Sumo is taken by a little surprise at first but melts into him a he looks for comfort in her. She just strokes his back and his neck. Shravan sighs deeply into her neck and stays there.
"I missed you" he mumbles against her skin, making it tingle. "I missed you too.." she whispers in reply. "I love you sumo..." he utters in the same tone. The words fly out of his mouth before he notices. Her eyes pop open. Did he just? Shravan too realizes that he had just told the girl he loves that he loved her. And it was so easy. Maybe i was done waiting. Yeah, i was. They break the hug and she looks into his eyes expectantly.
Shravan sighs and says: i love you sumo...i dont think i can hold it in me anymore.
Sumo: itni aasani se kehdiya?
Her expression is soft, heart melting.
Shravan: mujhe bhi lagta ki bohot grand gesture hona chahiye, mai tumhe apne pyaar ka izhaar perfect moment par karunga and all...par ye sab ab pointless lagta hai...
Sumo: baara saal se keh nahi paaye aur ab itni aasani se kehdiya...
Shravan looks at her in surprise. She knew?
Shravan: tum jaanti thi? Kab se?
Sumo: mai ne tumhara letter padhliya tha...jab tumhare paer mei moch aagayi thi..us din.
Shravan: aur tum ab tak chup rahi?!
Sumo: aur tum mujhse ab tak pyaar karte rahe? After all this time?
Shravan smiled at her words. He understood the hidden meaning in her words. "After all this time?" Just like Snape loved Lily...
Her eyes begin to water as she can see the understanding dawn on his face.
Shravan: Always...
She chuckles as tears escape her eyes and she pulls him into a hug and cries and he lets her.
Shravan: sumo, ahar mujhe pata hota ki tum itna rogi, toh mai kehta hi hi nahi! Itna toh tum order lf the pheonix mei sirius ke marne pe bhi nahi royi thi!
"Shut up!" Sumo says and swats his arm. She wipes her tears with both her hands and beams at him. She pauses for a while and says, "i love you too...aur mujhe ye ehsaas tumhare london jaane ke baad hua...itne letter likhe par send nahi kar payi...tum itne ghusse mei jo the mujhse...dargayi thi mai..."
Shravan: wow! Sumo? Aur nerd shravan malhotra se dargayi?
She just chuckles. He looks down at her beautiful face. She looks so bright. Brighter than usual. Her eyes flicker to his lips. He leans in and captures her's with them. It's firm and passionate as both of them pour all their love into it. It becomes more frenzied as she pulls on the hair at the back of his neck and his hands slip under her kurti, making her gasp. He takes it to his advantage and deepens the kiss. His hands glide over and clutch her smooth skin. Her hands glide over his clothed torso and she claws at his abs, making him groan. He breaks the kiss only to go down on her jawline then her neck as one of his hands holds her neck. He places sttong kisses on her neck and bites her, enticing a moan of his name from her. Her legs wrap around his as he wreaks havoc on her. He resurfaces back and looks her in the eyes and she looks back at him. Both breathing heavily, hair a mess, eyes dazed and lips swollen. She pecks his lips once more before smiling and plaving both hr hands on his face. She places a soft kiss on his forehead, then right cheek, then left cheek, then his chin and finally his lips. He is pleasantly surprised. She remembered...such a tiny detail...he thought even he had forgotten it. "5 points of success...tumhe yaad tha?..." he asked with a smile. "Kaise bhoolti?" She replies.
They were teenagers when they came across the 5 points of success. Its was 5 kisses, Forehead, each cheek, chin and then lips. It was when two lovers would fight and and solve their issues an dto kake sure everytjing is alright, they would have to do the t points of success. Because one kiss could be faked, but when you have 5, its impossible to hold any bad blood after it. Sumo and shravan had invented a secret handshake as their equivalent of 5 points of success.
Sumo's phone rings and she hops off the counter and walks over to pick it up. It's preeti.
Sumo: haan preeti!
Preeti (over the phone): di, aap kahan ho? Aaj der hogayi
Sumo: pct par hi hoon..kuch lamba hi kaam tha idhar..aa rahi hoon...
They leave for tiwari killa.
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